艮其背，不获其身。
兼山，艮；君子以思不出其位。
A time of stillness and of holding one's place. Drawing this hexagram invites you to rest where it is right to rest and not to overstep your station.
A reflection written by Yarrow Yi, not a quotation from the classic. What, if anything, does this theme bring to your attention today?
This is line 1, counted from the bottom. Its original Chinese text is below; explore how changing lines work.
初六：艮其趾，无咎，利永贞。
艮其趾，未失正也。
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